#VU18844 NULL pointer dereference in Samba - CVE-2019-12435
Published: June 19, 2019
Vulnerability identifier: #VU18844
Vulnerability risk: Low
CVSSv4.0: CVSS:4.0/AV:A/AC:L/AT:N/PR:L/UI:N/VC:N/VI:N/VA:H/SC:N/SI:N/SA:N/E:U/U:Clear
CVE-ID: CVE-2019-12435
CWE-ID: CWE-476
Exploitation vector: Adjecent network
Exploit availability:
No public exploit available
Vulnerable software:
Samba
Samba
Software vendor:
Samba
Samba
Description
The vulnerability allows a remote attacker to perform a denial of service (DoS) attack.
The vulnerability exists due to a NULL pointer dereference error within the DNS management server (dnsserver) RPC pipe. A remote authenticated user can perform denial of service (DoS) attack against the AD DC server.
Remediation
Install updates from vendor's website.